Loop holder for pan lids



Nov. 23 ,1926. 1,608,088

c. Y. DUNCAN LOOP HOLDER FOR PAN LIDS Filed May 12 1928 :atenter Nov. 23, 1&26.

irsn STATES PAT I GLABAYOUNG DUNCAN, OF HAZLE'ION, PENNSYLVANIA.

Loor HOLDER ron rAN 1.113s.

Application filed May 12, 1926. Serial No. 108,541.

lhis invention relates to loop or ring stance, however, the ring holding clip holders for lids of cooking vessels, such as cludes anchoring elements 8 formed at the pans and the like an important object of the ends of the clip and passed through a central invention being to provide means whereby opening in the pan and deflected laterally as ie lifting ring or loop my be maintained shown in Fig. 4. This construction enables in such position when the pan is being used the barrel portion 9 of the clip to be disposed as not to become to heated as to endanger upon theupper surface of the lid, while the burning of the fingers in ren'iovimz' the lid deflected members 8 upon the same possess from the vessel. sufl'icient rigidity to hold the barrel firmly A further object of the invention is to positioned upon the lid. The loop holding provide means of improved nature for securclips of this character thus hingedly support ing the loop to the lid and which may be the member 6, so that the latter may swing operated in such manner as to permit of down and lie flat upon the top of the lid, the loop being positioned fiat upon the pan and this frequently causes the loop to become to facilitate shipping or storing of such lids. so heated when the lid is in use as to preclude A still further object is to provide a loop manipulation of the lid by the loop. or ring holder characterized by simplicity of In the presentinvention, means are assoconstruction, which may be readily applied oiated with a clip of this character which to the pan lid in the usual way, which is of Will maintain the loop normally in upstandextremely inexpensive construction and maning position, so that the loop cannot become ufacture and which will prove highly elfecheated to such extent as to prevent handling tive in practice. without danger of burning the fingers.

vVith these objects in view, together with In carrying out the invention, the usual others which will appear as the description clip is lengthened slightly and portions of proceeds, the invention consists in the novel the metal of each of the anchoring members construction, combination and arrangement 8 are cut so as to provide normally upstandof parts, all as will be described more fully ing ears 10, one at each end of the clip and hereinafter, illustrated in the drawing, and extending through from the bottom to the particularly pointed out in the claims. top side of the lid. These ears are so posi- In the drawings: tioned as to lie next adjacentto the end por- Fig. 1 is a section taken diametrically tions of the loop or ring 6, and one is posithrough a pan lid and illustrating the adaptioned upon each side of the said ring. The tat-ion thereto of a holder embodying my incars thus formed when in true upright posivention, tion maintain the loopperpendicular to the Fig. 2 is a .sectional View taken substanpan lid, so as to be readily grasped when re- 90 tially upon line 2-2 of Fig. 1,

Fig. 3 is a similar view taken upon line 3-3 of Fig. 1, and

quired and so as not to become unduly heated.

Inasmuch as the ears 10 form an integral Fig. 4 is a bottom plan view of a portion part of the clip, and asthe latter is usually of the lid showing the manner in which the constructed of thin pliable metal, the ears loop holding clip is usually attached to the 10 may be readily bent back upon the pan pan lid. lid to permit of the ring lying substantially The lids of cooking vessels comprise usuflat against the same, to economize space in ally a substantially flat annular plate 5 packing or shipping the lids without danger formed of tin or other like metal of a size of breaking the loops or their holders thereto properly cover the pan or vessel, and this from.

lid usually has a ring 6 carried thereby to From the foregoing it is apparent that I facilitate lifting or a plying the lid to the have provided a holder for the loops of pan vessel. The ordinary construction usually lids which departs very little from the usual involves a tin or other like metal clip 7 disconstruction, but which possesses means for posed substantially centrally of the lid and adequately accomplishing the purposes set which securely holds the ring or loop to the forth. lVhile the present is the preferred latter. This clip may be soldered or riveted embodiment of the invention, it is nevertheto the pan, or may in any other desired manless to be understood that variations in the ner be secured thereto. In the present in-- construction and location of. the ears may be i 

